BOURTON TIMES Issue 19 October 2011 An independent community magazine delivered free of charge to homes and businesses in Bourton on the Water, Clapton on the Hill and Lower Slaughter, with copies also going into Sherborne. It is ‘twinned’ with Stow Times and Moreton Times, and delivered by local volunteers. Being LOCAL is key - the magazine is designed to carry community news, issues and comment, and support local businesses. Articles, letters & information about local events and issues are welcome. C.C.Electrical Electrical Problem? We can help! Jobs of all sizes undertaken. Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). FAULT FINDING | SERVICE 24/7 07798 602113 | [email protected] 07538 538534 | [email protected] REWARD YOUR STAFF WITH... THE BEST PARTY IN TOWN... CHRISTMAS Christmas PARTY Day Lunch BOOKINGS NOW for all the family at The Swan BEING TAKEN! Call for details THE SWAN INN MORETON IN MARSH 01608 650711 STOw TIMES From the Editor A change of season…and pace Inside this edition The schools going back after the long warm and relaxing days of FEATURES summer always brings a change of pace, squeezing our daily lives back into timetables and an altogether far more structured routine. 8 Moreton in Marsh Show - photographs However, this September presented us with an incredible selection 9 The Sealed Knot – Re-enacting a Civil War Battle in Stow of big events, inviting us to ‘top up our good time factor’ before the long cold evenings set in. The new and amazing Harvest 10, 11 The Photographic Competition, Answers & Winners Festival was worthy of all the accolades it received and we hope it will become a regular in our local events diary; a bigger and even 32, 33 Local Nature Reserves – A personal view in words & photos by better than ever before Moreton Show ticked boxes with all the Mike Boyes family with so much to see and do that our photographer there, Charlie Doran Davies, had a helper so that she could be in two 35,36 What Price a Signature – A short story by Nicholas John places at once!; and finally a breath-taking Cotswold Festival complete with ranks of Parliamentarians and Royalists as The Sealed Knot marched into town and re-enacted a Civil War battle on Stow’s cricket field. This was an impressive event and the REGULARS crowd got fully behind both sides, shouting and cheering them on – with cannon and gunfire as well, I imagine that our neighbours in 17 Parking in the Cotswolds– A Letter from FSB to Lynden Stow, the Swells and Naunton knew that Stow was once again ‘at war’! I wonder if being so close to a major event in our past will have Leader of CDC triggered an interest in local history and politics? 18 Bourton Parish Council – Notes from the last Council Meeting; On that note – our local Council and some of the businesses are 19 Local Authorities, meetings & information still battling with the issue of parking in the town, currently with the District Council’s decision to increase parking charges in its car 20 Report from the Community Police parks and extend the period to 24/7. We all recognise that local authorities need to find ways to increase income, but I do wonder 21 An update on The Bourton Project if the officers who make these rules understand that what they are 22 Church Services trying to achieve wont work unless you have full car parks! There is a longstanding and urgent need for sensible parking 24, 25 Village Halls; Rural Cinemas and Regular Events Diary. arrangements, one that everyone buys into , i.e: a locally agreed plan that can be negotiated with CDC to ensure that everyone gets (pretty well) what they need. Maybe it’s time for community action? 30 Local Walks in October; In this edition of the magazine the first Christmas adverts appear 31 Cotswold A.O.N.B. & Glos.Wildlife Trust and we can sense that the rush to get lists made and things done 36 Book Reviews from Cotswold Bookstore before the end of the year is’ on’. But before you get too caught up in it all, we hope you will enjoy the magazine this month – we 37 News from North Cotswold Rotary & Blockley Heritage Society name the winners of our photographic completion, there is a nice and true story from local author Nicholas John, Mike Boyes treats 38 Correspondence – an Award, the Fire Service College facilities us to a look at some local wildlife and we catch up with some of community issues around at the moment. Before the next edition and Fundraising in Moreton we will be counting down the days to Christmas - good news? We 41 Robb Eden – shares a few opinions on tax. hope so. 42 - 44 Reports from some of our local Schools Best wishes Jenni Turner, Editor 45, 47, 49 & 51 News & Reports from some of the Local Sports Clubs, etc.. Our Front Cover Photo was sent in by Ray Donaldson. 53 Clubs, Societies & Associations, etc (this list is updated bi-monthly) Bourton Village centre, 5am. (RD©BT.09.2011) 54 Club News & Reports Copydate for the November edition is 16th October. 55 Local Business Directory (The 16th is our copy date for every month next year) Thank you to all our contributors, the writers and photographers who have helped produce this edition. This month the team doing research, sub-editing and proof reading included Jan Marley (who also manages our Telephone Bourton Times on deliveries) and we are delighted to welcome a few guest writers this month. As always, their time and input are invaluable. Thank you too to all our volunteer deliverers and sources of information – without them 07789 175 002 these magazines couldn’t function and we always appreciate their time (The phone will take your messages too – leave your and commitment. name & contact number; we will return your call.) Our design team this month was Eagle Design Ltd. email BOURTON TIMES on 0845 230 8955 / www.eagledesign.net [email protected] www.bourtontimes.co.uk Extra copies of Bourton Times may be available at The Dial House Hotel , the Doctor’s Surgery , in the Baptist Church Hall and in the P O Box 6, Sheep Street, Visitor Information Centre.. Stow on the Wold, GL54 1WD Bar & Waiting Staff We are looking for full and part time staff so if you are over 20 years old and interested then please call Jonny on 07966 399 658. Enjoy The Talbot, The Square, Stow on the Wold. 4 5 6 CLOSING DOWN SALE ALL CARPETS REDUCED TO HALF PRICE Fabulous collection of Antique, New and Contemporary Persian, Oriental and Eastern carpets and rugs. Fine needlepoint and aubussons HAND-CLEANING AND REPAIR SERVICE AVAILABLE 7-8 Brewery Yard, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AA Telephone: 01451 832322 Email: [email protected] Web: www.samarkandgallery.com 7 Photography at Moreton Show by Charlie Doran Davies Freelance Photographer 07825 542 542 www.dorandaviesphotography.carbonmade.com 8 ttHHee CCoottsswwooLLdd FFeessttiivvaaLL Love History? Live History witH tHe seaLed Knot 9 Your local high street needs your support Sustaining a high street and a community is not only about shopping locally from independent small shops. It is about ensuring that the high street and people who live in the community have a viable sustainable future. Parking, transport, procurement, the threats of supermarkets and out- of town developments - all these issues are best dealt with by local authorities, local community groups, local businesses and local people working together. From the Federation of Small Businesses THE ANSWERS 1. CHIPPING CAMPDEN 27. FORD 53. DONNINGTON 2. STOW ON THE WOLD 28. LONG COMPTON 54. ADLESTROP 3. MAUGERSBURY 29. *BOURTON O/T WATER 55. EVENLODE 4. MAUGERSBURY 30. CONDICOTE 56. DAYLESFORD 5. DAYLESFORD 31. UPPER SWELL 57. BROADWELL 6. BROADWELL 32. CHIPPING CAMPDEN 58. LOWER ODDINGTON 7. MORETON IN MARSH 33. BOURTON ON THE WATER 59. BROADWELL 8. UPPER ODDINGTON 34. BLOCKLEY 60. BROADWELL 9. DAYLESFORD 35. DRAYCOTT 61. UPPER ODDINTON 10. LOWER ODDINGTON 36. LOWER SLAUGHTER 62. LITTLE COMPTON 11. ADLESTROP 37. LONGBOROUGH 63. NAUNTON 12. BROADWELL 38. BLOCKLEY 64. HEYTHROP 13. LOWER ODDINGTON 39. GREAT WOLFORD 65. LONG COMPTON 14. MORETON IN MARSH 40. BOURTON O/T HILL 66. UPPER SLAUGHTER 15. NAUNTON 41. SALFORD 67. CHIPPING NORTON 16. UPPER SLAUGHTER 42. UPPER ODDINGTON 68. BOURTON / WATER 17. EVENLODE 43. FORD 69. ICOMB 18. MORETON IN MARSH 44. UPPER ODDINGTON 70. BLEDINGTON 19. LOWER SWELL 45. DAYLESFORD 71. GREAT WOLFORD 20. UPPER SWELL 46. MORETON IN MARSH 72. CONDICOTE 21. WYCK RISSINGTON 47. STOW ON THE WOLD 73. LITTLE RISSINGTON 22. OVER NORTON 48. DONNINGTON 74. TEMPLE GUITING 23. LITTLE WOLFORD 49. STOW ON THE WOLD 75. HEYTHROP 24. CHURCHILL 50. ADLESTROP 76. LONG COMPTON 25. CLAPTON ON THE HILL 51. DONNINGTON 77. NETHER WESTCOTE 26. LITTLE RISSINGTON 52. LITTLE WOLFORD 78. STOW ON THE WOLD * OR LOWER SWELL. The answers left blank most often were numbers 27, 43, 53, 64 and 68. The communities that were miss-identified most often were Ford, Donnington and Heythrop (although there were some good guesses – which are definitely allowed!) One the whole however, most people know the area quite well and are pretty observant too! If you did, thank you for taking part and we hope you enjoyed the challenge. PS. We will be repeating the competition next August – so keep your eyes open as you travel around! 10 I know where that is! PHoTo ComPETiTioN Where was that taken? I’M SURE WE’VE SEEN ‘WHERE iS THAT?’ THAT SOMEWHERE. Look up – look down – look behind you! In August we featured 78 numbered photographs, taken recently in the communities where we deliver the magazines every month.